My First Truck…

The Truck Story:I was 18 and wanted to buy a van for my business..I peddled my bicycle to the DiBlasi Ford showroom in Corona, NY , I sat down in a room, filled out forms and waited for the owner of the Ford dealership to see me…seems like everyone was there to buy a vehicle…an old man sat next to me, suit, tie, clicking his pen…I said hello, he smiled and started talking with me..I told him I just turned 18 and was hoping to buy that black van out there in the parking lot, but I didn’t have much money..the man laughed and said how are you going to pay for it..I said I believe in myself and I know I can because it will bring me more business and explained my rough business plan,… “that’s why I know..” at that, the man was called into an office and we shared goodbye’s and good luck……it was a brief encounter and I thought what a pleasant man he was for listening. Soon I was called in to the loan office and sat down at the desk with the owner…he opened my file and said Henry..”the man you were sitting next to was the Bank loan officer, and he has pre-approved your application based on character, “and I trust his decision….therefore, If you have a few minutes I will bring your van around because it is now yours!.” …
This is what the truck looked like after the weekend was over!…”Those flames brought me a lot of business!”
The picture was taken sometime in 1982..